Memo base for pen-ink units



B. M. MORRIS A MEMO BASE FOR PEN-INK UNITSl 4 July 3, 1945.

Fi2 |.ed April 26, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY.

July 3, 1945. l BLM. MoRRls 2,379588 Patented July 3, 1945 f Q. .2,379,588 f f f.

J `v MEMoBAsEFort PEN-INK unire" .fi i "Bert1u .:iuqrris, Los Angeles, Calif. y 'Y ...Applicationnpiirza 1944,seria1No.`532,863 g e .1.01. 12o-1) The invention 4relates to amemoV baseffor a shaped contourwhichts the -rcontour of: the bot'- pen-ink vunit andin particular to a reeeptaclelor tom of thepen-ink ur'1iti4. 1 1. f v.; v .ai container adapted to thouse a memofi-p'adJ and Integrally connected:withsthei` top. 3 and. upwhich is also adapted to serve uasabase for-a porting the same in the elevated pos'itionisl'iown, pen-ink unit ofthe general typeshowninfmy S5 is an inwardly sloping side wall9 .whichfexten'ds U. S. Patent No. 2,188,828, patented :January `30, around thetop- 3. .The top3,has a straight-,front 1940, for Fountain inkwell. x .y i. edge I0. The sloping walLS as shown ata lilxfand An object of the invention is to'provide a' recep- I 2 extends beyond the front .of the .edgegfl 03' and tacle for holding a memo pad in close relation to the extensions II and I2 ,as shown at l3r-andt'l4 the pen ofthe pen-inkuniaand particularly to p10 respectively, extend inwardly parallel tothe front provide a memo base or container which, except edge I0. The extensions I3 and:` Illfareconnected for a bottompiece, may befcast or moldedsinfr a by a rib I5 and arefspaced 'apart toprovide a single piece -from suitable moldable ymateriall such central opening I6 to provide a ngerfopenin'gfito as plastic. i y facilitate inserting and removingthe papierffrom Another object of the invention is tofprovide a :115 compartment 5. i .f 1 #i memo base which facilitates removal of thesheets .Each of the extensions I3 and. ,It isinthe form 0f paper forming the memo pad; This is acoorn.- of a hollow wall of whichzthe vfrontwall portion plished by 'providing vparallel. slopingafront and comprises a continuation v of the .-slcpingwa'llw.

rear Wall portions which support the paper' The rear wall portion 'l of the extensionl I3 slopesv fanned-out or with the upper sheets'extending'go up andy out,`para1lelto .the front .edgev laio'fia. beyond the lower sheets. A :f vplurality of ribs I9. .Three orffourribssuehsa's Another object ofthe invention is to strengthen I9 may be DTOVded Tanden .and acrossl the-"Width the base and to resistwa'rping.-A T-his 'isacco'rnof the top=3i and each rib S-11 -the'ffrlil -0f a piished through the provision'-ofeitherorfboth bracket havingits 'uppsrrhorizontal side 2mnthe meanswhich. houses the' 'memo pad giidthe 25 tegrally connected Vwith the underside of thefitop means which accommodates the -pen-inl'r'unit; Tf 3, and having tsver.tical side 2.I .integrally conf- For further details o ffth'e invention; reference nected vwith a cross partitionforrib 22 whichqh'as may be made to the drawings' wherein a dimension cross-wise of the basel substantially Fiel is a pian view or a. baseiaccjrding mth that of thewidth ofthepaper to be stored'in the present invention with'a" pen`ink-unit *ofi my 30 Compartment 5- l former patent in position on the basel' 'f Fig. 2 is a sectional view f line '2;2 lof Figl. wall portions, one' ofvwhichis `shownsinf'elevation Figs. 3, 4 and 5' arev plan views ofmodification at 23 in Fig.v 2. These side lwallsmareashow'n in of the base-Of Fig 1 dottedlines'at 23 inFig. 1 and v.theyaextend from Referringinldetail to'tliedrawlng's, while-'dL 35 the slopingl rear portions I-'l YandIl.of;.the.xfront mensions are not importent, "it is preferred that Wall extensions I3 and I4, lengthwise of thebase the various bases shown inthedrawings besliglntto JShe CIOSS partition 2 2. f ly larger than illustrated',lin order that the 'bases The V'ISOISOIII 0fy the portlOnS 1| 'l and. l'hnd in Figs. 1 and 5 'may accommodatea memo'pa'd the COIlneClJIlg y1110 1 5, are DYOVded With/tirab- 4" x 6", while the bases inFi'gs. Saandfimay 4o bet 24 l and the Cross partition 2 2 is 4provided acc'ommodateamemo pad 3"'x` 5? Y with asimilar rabbet 25, yand the' side walls323 Referringto Figs. 1 and 2, the memobas'e'L areprovided with a similar rabbet not shown, to

.except forthe bottom piece 2,comprises'iafsingle receive the four .edges of. a rectangularbottom it can be formed by casting'c iifiriolding. Li5 terial suitably secured 'to the lrabbets by acetone The base I has a top"3wliicli frsuppfort or other adhesive." 'L' for the pen-ink unit l and"which serve sasthe At the` rear of the base I, th' e `w'all top of a compartimenti adapted to house amemo above the vleveloffthe intermediate 'port L pad in the form ofa stack of loose sheets prothe*l top 3, tothe ridge 8; and then'itj f tls jecting with the paper fanned-out, that is, with 60 `downwardly ina generall directionfasshown' tZl the upper sheets projecting beyond the lower toform a pocket or recess 28 for the base of the sheets and removableand insertable through the pen-ink unit 4. The front and sides of this recess opening 6, 28 which terminate in the ridge 8, are formed by j An intermediate portion 'l of the top 3 is proa sloping wall 29 arising from the top 3. The vided with a ridge 8 having a somewhat egs- 55 underside of wall 29 slopes outwardly away from unitary piece of plastic having such-a' shapethat piece 26 which may be of Celluloid or plastic ma.;

The sides of the compartment Scomprise'slde substantial distance.

the vertical wall 21, the underside of the space between the wall 21 and the sloping wall 9 likewise increases in taper downwardly, and the same is true of the taper between the front wall of extension I3 and the back wall I1 of the same extension and similarly for extension I4, to facilitate withdrawal of the die. This operation is further facilitated by arranging the front edge Ill of the top 3 to the rear of theibottom edge of the wall portions I1` and I1', and this oiset likewise facilitates insertion and removal of the paper in theopening 6.

While the top 3 extends parallel to the bottom of base I, to support the pen-ink unit 4 in a level position, a pleasing artistic eiect is obtained Aby having the rear portion of the sloping wall 9 higher than the extensions I3 and I4, whereby the narrow ridge 3U which extends around to the ends of extensions I3 and I4, slopes downwardly as shown by the dotted line marked 30 in Fig. 2. A ridge 3| of similar width preferably extends the length of the front edge I0, and merges at its ends with thevridge 3U. The ridge Sliscf similar Width and merges with the ridge S at the rear-'olf the base I, as shown in Fig. l.

y.The ridge `8,'the cross partition 22 and the-rib -'I9 all serve to strengthen the base I, and particularly the top 3, which has no support along the front edge IU except at the ends vof the iront edge I0 where it merges with the sloping wall 9 vand on its underside with the side walls 23.

. By spacing the front edge I of the top wall 3 back of the front wall extensions I3 and i4, space is provided whereby a short memorandum may be written on the upper side of the pad not shown, while the pad is in the compartment 5. If it is ldesired to write a longer memo, one or more sheets may be Withdrawn through theop'ening S, and the nger opening I6, as well as the lateral separation of the front edge I0 of the front'wall rportions I3 and I4, facilitate insertionA and removal of the sheets of paper.

In the form shown in Fig. l, the sides of the base I in front and back of the front edge III,

'extend in a straight line parallel t0 each other and at right angles to the'front edge I0, for a In the modication shown in Fig. 3, the base 32 is provided with-sides 33 and 34. which taper outwardly inV contour from the rear of the base towards the front thereof. Also the top 35 is provided with a front edge 36 which does not merge with the sides 33 and 34 asin Fig. l, but instead it has angular extensions 31 and 38 which merge with the front wall extensions-39 `and 40 respectively as shown ati-4I and 42 respectively.

In the modica-tion shown in Fig. 4, thebase 43 is provided with sides 44 and 45 which curve outwardly from the rear towards the front and 'then inwardly to form the aligned spaced front wall portions 46 and 41 with which the front ledge 48 of the top 49 mergesas in F153.

Fig. shows a'further modification wherein :the

`basel50 is provided with a top 5I having recesses l`52 and 53 to accommodate two pen-ink units.

As in the other iigures, a portion of the top may be removed as shown at 54 and 55 as this removed material is not necessary. This leaves enough'fo'l'f "th`e.top to support the-pen-ink unit at the narrow shelf portion 55 and at the remaining portion 51 which is large enough so that advertising material or suitable legends may be applied thereto.

It will be apparent that various modications may be made in the invention. while it is preferred to employ the ridge 8 to define a recess which fits the base of the pen-ink unit, either the pen-ink unit may be left oi of the base such as I, or the ridge 8 may be omitted with or without the pen-ink unit, whereby the base I may either serve simply as a container for a memo pad without supporting the pen-ink unit, or it may do both, whether the ridge such as 8 is used or whether it is not.

I claim:`

1. A memo base fora pen-ink unit, said base comprising a' 'unitary casting having an elevated top having. a front edge, said top being integrally united with a supporting wall extending around, beyond and parallel to the front edge of said top whereby the front edge of said top and the parallel portion of saidJ wall provide an opening to the underside of said top, and partitions integral with the underside of said top and A'providing a pocket communicating with `said opening, an intermediate portion of saidtop wall having-a ridge enclosing a portion 4rof said top wall, the contour of said ridge conforming to the base of a pen-ink unit,'the rear iside ofsaid front wall sloping outwardly, and ribs underisa-id top wall opposite said intermediate portion, the front edges of said ribs sloping parallel to the rear side of said 'front wall,

and a bottom pieceextendin'g between 'saidlfront i aligned front wall portions'each comprising ahollow wall .having vfront and rear portionsfspaced Iapart at the bottom and tapering upwardly to `an apex,'a -top wall having a front edge spaced from said apex and forming an opening and cooperating wall portions under said top and 4forming a compartment for said opening, said `front and top walls being free from undercut surfaces'as seen from the top andfrom lthebottom thereof to permit the draft of'thefdie. l

l 3.7A container for holding 11a-stack ofvlonse sheets of paperwithithe upper sheets-extending infront loi" the lower sheets, said container comprising a unitary casting having parallel'outwardly sloping front andrearwallsa side wall yintegrally united with said front wall, a top `wall integrally' united with said sider wall,vv saidffront wall having a finger opening, .andaid top wall having' a front edge spaced apart from'and extending parallel to said Viront, wallv tol form. an openingfor afvoor'npartment f'ofrsaid sheets, the front edge ofgsaid top walll being o'iiset rearwardly of the bottom of said front walL-and a 4. A containeraccording toelai wherein an intermediate portion of said top wall tapers-inlwardly in ari-upward direction -and Aforms a ridge having I a y'eoritoul conforming in 'shape to the shape'ofabase of alpen-'ink unit. l5. A memo' base according" te cian'ri inneren sais parecia portieri iof sa-id fr'qntwan 'has "a nnger opening. l yBERT, MORRIS.

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